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BARRETT: Blues’ empty promises wear thin, Pies must explain – AFL
Another season of empty promises looms for Carlton, while Collingwood has some serious explaining to do

IF THE Blues used the football as carefully as they use words, they’d be top of the ladder.
Everything’s positive, no matter the result. Carlton lost another match in round five, to a vulnerable Port Adelaide at the MCG. It never mounted a realistic chance to win, three very late goals in junk time somehow reducing the margin to 28 points.
Of course coach David Teague highlighted the supposed good in his post-match address. That’s what he does after a loss. “The positive was we broke even in some…
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